This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1868 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER IX. Days of the Week--Mngvalla Church--Laugardalr--Subaqueous Bridge--The Geysir System--Great Geysir--Strokkr--Eruptions of Strokkr--Subterranean Noises--Origin of Geysirs--The Geysir not of great Date--A Night by the Geysir--Journey to Hekla--Hekla--Eruption in 1766--Eruption in 1845--Premonitory ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1868 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER IX. Days of the Week--Mngvalla Church--Laugardalr--Subaqueous Bridge--The Geysir System--Great Geysir--Strokkr--Eruptions of Strokkr--Subterranean Noises--Origin of Geysirs--The Geysir not of great Date--A Night by the Geysir--Journey to Hekla--Hekla--Eruption in 1766--Eruption in 1845--Premonitory Symptoms--First Effects--Showers of Ashes--Continuation of Eruption--Lava Stream--Cessation of Eruption--Return to Reykjavik--From Eyrarbakki to Krisuvik--Dangerous Coast--Shipwrecks--Oil on the Waters--Sulphur Springs at Krisuvik--Farewell to Iceland. i AM quitting Reykjavik for the second time, in order to pay the Geysirs and Hekla a' visit. It was Thursday, August 31, and the autumn had already given signs of its approach by the yellow appearance of the grass, and by the rainy weather. My horses, which had had a good rest after their long journey round the country, were saddled anew, and conveyed me over the old familiar road across MosfellsheiSi to tingvellir. On my first visit to this place I had put up for the night In Iceland they have not retained the old names for the four days of the week, --Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. They were altered by one of the Roman Catholic bishops of the country, because he thought them savouring too much of heathenism. They were called instead--tridjudagr, third day; MiSvikudagr, mid-week day, the same as the German Mittwoche; FimtudagT, and Fbstudagr, fast day; and these names are still retained. Saturday is Laugardagr, or bathing day, as it is the universal custom to frequent the bath on that day. Neither is time reckoned according to the hour of the day, for in many places a clock is an unknown article, and they consequently have to divide the day according to the position of the sun in the...
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